The Pedals Just Fell Off My San Antonio Rose

Key: D Minor
Tempo: Slow, 85 BPM

[Intro]
Dm G C Dm
Dm G C Dm

[Verse 1]
Dm G
She bloomed in the heart of a Texas spring,
C Dm
With a smile like the sun and a voice to sing.
Dm G
But the winds of change, they blow so cold,
C Dm
And my San Antonio rose won’t hold.

[Pre-Chorus]
F C
Time takes its toll, the story shows,
G Dm
The pedals just fell off my San Antonio rose.

[Chorus]
Dm G
Love was a garden, wild and free,
C Dm
But storms rolled in, and it withered in me.
Dm G
The beauty we had, now nobody knows,
C Dm
‘Cause the pedals just fell off my San Antonio rose.

[Verse 2]
Dm G
I picked her up on a warm July night,
C Dm
Held her close ‘neath the pale starlight.
Dm G
But seasons shift and the rivers dry,
C Dm
Now the bloom is gone, and I’m askin’ why.

[Pre-Chorus]
F C
Dreams fade to dust, that’s how it goes,
G Dm
The pedals just fell off my San Antonio rose.
[Chorus]
Dm G
Love was a garden, wild and free,
C Dm
But storms rolled in, and it withered in me.
Dm G
The beauty we had, now nobody knows,
C Dm
‘Cause the pedals just fell off my San Antonio rose.

[Bridge]
F C
Every rose has its thorn, they say,
G Dm
But I never thought she’d fade away.
F C
Now I stand where the garden grows,
G Dm
With nothing but thorns and a memory that shows.

[Chorus]
Dm G
Love was a garden, wild and free,
C Dm
But storms rolled in, and it withered in me.
Dm G
The beauty we had, now nobody knows,
C Dm
‘Cause the pedals just fell off my San Antonio rose.

[Outro]
Dm G
I’ll tend to the garden, though she’s gone,
C Dm
Whisper her name as the days move on.
Dm G
But deep in my heart, her memory grows,
C Dm
Though the pedals just fell off my San Antonio rose

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Writer: Songsmith